Michael Christie wrote:
Thanks for the replies.
We have two computers side by side on the front desk for receipts and
Medicare forms. The 2 receptionists use this printer exclusively. Only
very rarely do others in the practice need to use the frontdesk printer.
Should we have a network printer or just a shared printer between the
two using Windows print sharing?
Michael,
I'm impressed by the consensus that has emerged here. Kyocera models I
have praise for are the late FS-1010, the current FS-1020D, the FS-1920
and the KM C2630, which is a big colour printer copier of the
floor-mount design that we use to produce our newsletters and do our
main print jobs.
I own an FS-1010 and have GPs with 1010's, 1020D's and 1920's at the
front desk and in their rooms. I got onto them when I noticed the school
where we hire a computer lab used them. No one had a bad word: 'Oh, the
printers, yes, we've them for a couple of years. Trouble????'
Oh, and I forgot, a practice with FS-680's that have been chugging along
since 2000! One of the GP's kept breaking paper trays because he didn't
know it had a single page tray that folded out at the front!
I'm about to buy a network card for my 1010, and the cost from Harris
Technology is $151, plus delivery. I've just changed my original toner
at home after two years, and the replacement, said to be good for 6000
pages, cost $120. The 1000 series have a 100,000 page print engine,
while the 1900 series has 300,000 page engine life and 15,000 page
toner, which is about 50% dearer than my FS-1010.
I've seen one FS-1010 that had to be returned under warranty and one
failed network card, again replaced under warranty.
Brother, Epson, Canon and other low-purchase price laser printers have
much lower engine lives and smaller toner refills. Kyocera boast their
TCO is the lowest, and I haven't seen anything that would contradict them.
Greg
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Greg Twyford
Information Management & Technology Program Officer
Canterbury Division of General Practice
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